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Citizenship at key stage 3 (Year 7-9)
Unit 17: School linking
Section 2: How can we communicate with our partner school?
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Objectives |
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- that people in other countries can have a false impression of the UK, just as people in the UK can have a false impression of other countries
- about sharing information and the importance of reciprocity
- how to make decisions on what to include and what to leave out in a piece of writing, and how these decisions affect the message sent
- to prepare and present a text with readers and purpose in mind (NSE)
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Activities |
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- Using a photo pack, either of the UK or of another country, discuss the images and how they might not tell the whole story. If pupils were going to design a photo pack to illustrate life in the UK, what images would they include? What impression would be given?
- Introduce the partner school. In groups, pupils should discuss what they already know about the country/place the school is in, and how they might find out more. What would they like to know? What similarities might there be between the two countries/places? How are they connected, eg imports, history, religion, language?
- Ask pupils to think about ways of communicating with the pupils at the partner school. What would be the best way? What does the other school think? How will pupils go about asking for information? Is there anything the partner school would like to know in return?
- In groups, pupils could write a letter/e-mail or record a message on a given topic, eg 'A week at our school'. Discuss the image pupils are presenting, and the impression the partner pupils might get from the letters/e-mails/recordings, as well as any impressions they might already have formed. Ask pupils to decide what else they could send, eg picture maps of their routes to school, descriptions of their favourite places, or of their hopes and dreams for the future.
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- critically question images of a place and its people
- understand the importance of direct contact with individuals and of reciprocity
- show and value understanding of other people's experiences
- evaluate their own and others' work in terms of the effectiveness of their communication
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Points to note |
- Teachers could extend this activity by asking pupils to
design their own photo packs, which could then be sent to the link school.
This activity is also used in unit 4 'Britain - a diverse
society?'. Schools using both units will need to manage the use of this
activity to avoid repetition.
- Be aware of, and realistic about, the limitations of e-mail and certain postal services. Some material is difficult to
e-mail, while postage can be expensive. Teachers should also consider timing of school holidays when sending material.
If pupils don't receive anything from the partner school, don't despair! Keep a copy of everything they send so they can use it in future work and, in the event of it not arriving, it can be re-sent.
- A discussion on reciprocity could be extended to cover aid/charity/exploitation.
- Communicating in groups avoids one individual not receiving a reply. It also focuses the work, as group work cannot become too personal.
- Link with NSE: year
7 Wr1, year
8 Wr2.
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This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of
activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by
moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
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